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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sit at a desk and talk.

House Hearing

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. D.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Dunford testified alongside Defense Secretary Jim Mattis about the U.S. Defense strategy in South Asia. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

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